Find out how the riders reacted to qualifying in Jerez, with Briton James Toseland still feeling under the weather...

Jorge Lorenzo -Yamaha - 1st

"The pole position and the second place in Qatar were like a dream, so it's an amazing surprise for me to repeat that pole position here, and even better because it's in front of my home fans! I was really happy with the last qualifying lap, my earlier ones were already quite good but not perfect, so I was really excited to make such a great final lap. Our race pace is good as well and I am feeling very comfortable on the bike and with my Michelin tyres. My rivals are very strong and will be trying hard to beat me, but I will definitely be fighting for the podium."

Dani Pedrosa - Honda - 2nd

"I'm happy with today's result, because we have made a big improvement to our performance on qualifying tyres. I didn't really expect to be as high as second, but I'm happy because this is a tight track, so it's particularly important to start from the front row. Looking at the race, we still need to make a few improvements, working to get the best compromise from the chassis and the tyres. We haven't yet made our final decision on race tyres but the situation is quite clear for us, so everything is fine. Tomorrow the atmosphere at Jerez will be fantastic, with maybe more than 130,000 fans watching the race."

Colin Edwards - Yamaha - 3rd

"It was very, very eventful to say the least. I was in the gravel once, somehow saved myself from crashing at the first corner and still managed to get on the front row. After all that I had to get on the front row for the team. My guys at Tech 3 and Yamaha have been awesome and they are doing a great job. I started the session with a rear tyre that had a few laps on it but with a new front. But a few laps in the bike didn't feel perfect. I came in and put a new rear in and I just got a little bit carried away. I started pushing and obviously got into turn one too hot. It went, came back, went away again and I thought I was down. I tried to dig my elbow in but it kept going so I kind of lifted

my arm up and pulled it up on the handlebars. And it came back somehow. The crowd loved it anyway. I've done it a few times but this is the first time it has been caught on camera."

Nicky Hayden - Honda - 4th

"We've made a bit of progress, but this afternoon a lot of guys went quicker and we didn't quite have the feeling I was looking for to get the rhythm I need to be dangerous tomorrow. Definitely need to try to step it up in warm-up; me, the bike, everything's going to need more speed if we want to be up there. It's mainly getting the front working better over the bumps, though the bike/tyre combination's not so bad. Qualifying, I wasn't thrilled with my lap, I felt the bike had a bit more potential. I used a different front tyre than I've used in the past and maybe in these hot conditions it wasn't ideal. The Michelin rear qualifier was really good today and definitely had more in it, so big thanks to Michelin. I'm looking forward to the race. Jerez is always unbelievable experience and I'm sure tomorrow's going to be no different. Man, I just want to be up there and experience it."

Valentino Rossi - Yamaha - 5th

"Our target today was the front row and I think we could have done a 1'38 and maybe been second, but unfortunately I had an electronic problem on my last qualifying lap and I had to stop, which was unlucky. This is a pity and of course it would be better to be on the front, but anyway we're not far away, the second row is not so bad and I think we can be competitive tomorrow. Our race pace is okay, I think with some small adjustments we can improve a bit more but we're close. Congratulations to Lorenzo, I don't know if we can be quite as fast as him on race tyres and he will be hard to beat tomorrow, but let's see. We still haven't decided on our final race tyre, we have to wait and see how the temperature is tomorrow, but it's going to be a very exciting race and we're all looking forward to it."

James Toseland -Yamaha - 8th

"I'm disappointed with eighth after I got a front row in Qatar but I am rough. I don't like to make excuses but I am not feeling at my best at all. To be only three-tenths off the front row and eighth is a bit frustrating. I'm losing three-tenths just with the way I'm feeling. But when you feel this rough it just shows that if you are not fully on it you can be eighth pretty easy because it is so close. I feel a bit better than yesterday and hopefully my condition will have improved a bit more tomorrow for the race, but I've never taken so many drugs in my life. It will be a tough race in my condition but my guys are doing a great job and I'm sure the bike will be great. I feel for the team because I'm not feeling on top of the world. It is so close though. Jorge did an unbelievable lap but from second to thirteenth the gap is less than a second. I don't think I've ever seen anything that close in all the classes I've raced in. It is unbelievably competitive."

Shinya Nakano - Honda Gresini -11th

"The feeling with the bike improved a lot in qualifying and in morning practice compared to yesterday and that allowed me to push hard from the start. I'm satisfied because we knew it was going to be tough to get on the third or fourth row but with the fourth qualifying tyre I pushed hard and managed to seal eleventh place. I know we're still some way off the front but I know I can at least run with the second group and that's my objective tomorrow."

Alex de Angelis - Honda Gresini - 14th

"I'm really disappointed to have crashed on the last lap of qualifying. I was improving on my best time and would have definitely moved up the grid for a Grand Prix where the starting position is really important. We have to study the data and find out why the front is sliding, even though the general feeling is good. We have to look at the cycle part and find out the problem."

Toni Elias - Alice Team - 16th

"I didn't expect to qualify like this in Jerez. I am too behind in the standings, in front of my team-mate and the other Ducati ridden by Marco (Melandri). We have to work to improve. Personally things went a bit better compared to yesterday, but of course is not enough. Tomorrow it will be a hard race. We can't change the world in one day. With patience I am sure that we will be able to find the solution to our difficulties."

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